Examining Whether Project Support Works

NCT ID: NCT06963554

Last Updated: 2025-11-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-04

Study Completion Date

2028-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study will involve a randomized, controlled trial with two parallel groups, Project Support and a treatment as usual control group. Families with a child on the waitlist for trauma-focused services will be invited to participate. Participation involves completing a baseline assessment of family functioning and trauma characteristics. Participants will then be randomized to either Project Support or the treatment as usual control group. All participants will be invited to complete the post-test assessment 4-6 weeks after the baseline assessment, prior to beginning trauma-focused services.

Detailed Description

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The proposed research addresses the dearth of brief, empirically-supported programs designed for caregivers to mitigate the adverse effects of child trauma. This project will examine the telehealth delivery of Project Support, a program that addresses parenting skills and behavior problems among children exposed to violence or maltreatment. Project Support uses didactic, tailored instruction to teach caregivers how to listen to and comfort their child. This study builds on prior research which has found that Project Support is feasible and acceptable for both treatment providers and families on the waitlist for trauma-focused services. This phase of the research will examine the preliminary efficacy of Project Support in a randomized controlled trial, evaluating the impact of this intervention on caregiver emotional support, parenting self-efficacy, and family distress, compared to treatment as usual.

Conditions

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Parent-Child Relations Parenting Self Efficacy Child Mental Health

Keywords

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Child trauma Non-offending caregiver

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Project Support

All participants will complete a baseline assessment on demographics, parenting behaviors, and mental health symptoms. Participants randomized to the experimental condition will receive Project Support and be offered case management services. Approximately 4-6 weeks after the baseline assessment all participants will complete a post-test assessment that includes measures of service satisfaction.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Project Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Project Support intervention involves up to four 60-minute individual counseling sessions focused on teaching caregivers how to listen to and comfort their child. Participants will receive didactic instruction and feedback on their use of the skills in role-plays with a treatment provider and with their child. In the role-plays the provider first demonstrates how to use the skill in a brief example of typical situations in which the skill could be used. In these examples the caregiver takes on the role of their child and the provider takes on the role of the caregiver. Subsequently the caregiver and provider switch roles so the caregiver has an opportunity to practice executing the skill. The provider helps the caregiver process their experience of each role-play and provides real-time, targeted feedback to help the caregiver develop their ability to use the skills.

Case Management Services

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Case management services, or treatment as usual, may involve referrals for financial resources or donated goods, as well as assistance with court, law enforcement, or information about orders of protection. The nature of these services depends on the needs identified by the family and case manager. There is currently no standard "treatment" offered to families on the waitlist. This condition will receive individually tailored services, as needed.

Treatment as usual

All participants will complete a baseline assessment on demographics, parenting behaviors, and mental health symptoms. Participants randomized to the treatment as usual condition will receive routine provision of case management services. Approximately 4-6 weeks after the baseline assessment all participants will complete a post-test assessment that includes measures of service satisfaction.

Group Type OTHER

Case Management Services

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Case management services, or treatment as usual, may involve referrals for financial resources or donated goods, as well as assistance with court, law enforcement, or information about orders of protection. The nature of these services depends on the needs identified by the family and case manager. There is currently no standard "treatment" offered to families on the waitlist. This condition will receive individually tailored services, as needed.

Interventions

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Project Support

The Project Support intervention involves up to four 60-minute individual counseling sessions focused on teaching caregivers how to listen to and comfort their child. Participants will receive didactic instruction and feedback on their use of the skills in role-plays with a treatment provider and with their child. In the role-plays the provider first demonstrates how to use the skill in a brief example of typical situations in which the skill could be used. In these examples the caregiver takes on the role of their child and the provider takes on the role of the caregiver. Subsequently the caregiver and provider switch roles so the caregiver has an opportunity to practice executing the skill. The provider helps the caregiver process their experience of each role-play and provides real-time, targeted feedback to help the caregiver develop their ability to use the skills.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Case Management Services

Case management services, or treatment as usual, may involve referrals for financial resources or donated goods, as well as assistance with court, law enforcement, or information about orders of protection. The nature of these services depends on the needs identified by the family and case manager. There is currently no standard "treatment" offered to families on the waitlist. This condition will receive individually tailored services, as needed.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Family is seeking trauma-focused services for their child;
* Child is between 6 - 13 years old;
* Caregiver agreed to be contacted for volunteer research opportunities;
* Caregiver and child can communicate in English;
* Child has been living with caregiver for at the last 6 months or longer;
* Family is able to participate in services delivered via telehealth.

Exclusion Criteria

* Child or caregiver has a diagnosis that would impair their ability to participate in or benefit from services (e.g., traumatic brain injury, developmental disability, psychosis);
* Child is in Foster Care or Department of Social Services custody;
* The caregiver is unwilling or unable to give informed consent and/or the child is unwilling and unable to give assent.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medical University of South Carolina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Caitlin Elizabeth Rancher

Assistant Professor-Faculty

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Caitlin Rancher, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical University of South Carolina

Locations

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Caitlin Rancher, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 843-608-0491

Email: [email protected]

Research Coordinator

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Principal Investigator

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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Pro00144297

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id